A plane has crashed in Athurugiriya. Meanwhile, the Civil Aviation Authority states that the plane is an Antonov and that it is an aircraft belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force. They further stated that Four individuals were aboard the plane at the time of the incident.

Baseline road and is calling for help. 19. 47 Armoured cars have been parked right in front of the main entrance of the prison, blocking the area 19.36 STF personnel are trying to reach the dead bodies that are lined on the middle of the road opposite the prison

The tsunami warning issued for Sri Lanka was lifted by the Meteorological Department a short while ago. The Met Dept said that Sri Lanka was safe and there was no need to panic as there was no longer a tsunami threat.The tsunami warning issued for Sri Lanka was lifted by the Meteorological Department a short while ago. The Met Dept said that Sri Lanka was safe and there was no need to panic as there was no longer a tsunami threat.

THIS ARTICLE WILL BE UPDATED REGULARLY WITH LATEST INFORMATION A tremor was felt in Sri Lanka including Colombo a short while ago. The Disaster Management Centre reported that an earthquake has struck with a magnitude of 8.8 on the Richter scale near Sumatra.

A MiG-27 fighter aircraft belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has crashed near Dummalasuriya in Kurunegala today afternoon, a SLAF spokesman said. The aircraft which took off from Katunayake had crashed at around 1.35 pm, SLAF media spokesman Group Captain Andrew Wijesuriya said. The pilot had ejected from the aircraft before it hit the ground and is safe, he said.

Several buses which had not taken part in the ongoing strike have reportedly been attacked today (Feb. 13) allegedly by other bus operators. Twenty-nine (29) persons were arrested in connection to the attacks on private buses operating in the Narahenpita area, police spokesman SP Ajith Rohana said.